Date:         Tue, 5 May 1998 12:01:34 -0700
Reply-To:     "Backus, Brian G" <Brian.Backus@PSS.BOEING.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Backus, Brian G" <Brian.Backus@PSS.BOEING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dometic DC power consumption
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM, Mark McCulley <raven@HALCYON.COM>
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Hey that's just about what I was looking for.  I wonder though what they
were thinking when they named my van a "Weekender"?

I guess if your only going to use it to get from point a to point b and
don't plan an overnighter it'd be OK.  Otherwise use a Coleman Ice Chest
eh?

I figured that with the extra battery under the drivers seat it should
last overnight.  I guessed wrong.  Thanks for the info...


Brian G. Backus
86 Westy Weekender


> ----------
> From:         Mark McCulley[SMTP:raven@HALCYON.COM]
> Reply To:     Mark McCulley
> Sent:         Tuesday, May 05, 1998 8:55 AM
> To:   Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      Dometic DC power consumption
>
> FWIW, I was glancing at my Dometic installation manual yesterday and
> came
> across an interesting spec: The refrigerator draws 7 amps when
> operating on
> DC (12V) power. For comparison, two 55W headlights (standard low beam
> wattage) consume about 9 amps.
>
> -Mark McCulley
>